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thermodynamics definition

thermo·dy·nam·ics (-dī nam′iks)

noun

the branch of physics dealing with the transformation of heat to and from other forms of energy, and with the laws governing such conversions of energy

Etymology: thermo- + dynamics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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